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President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Professor George Obiozor on his election as the new President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo. Commenting on the election of Nigeria’s former Ambassador to the United States, Israel and Cyprus, the President urged the eminent diplomat and scholar to deploy his immense experience within and outside government to forge greater unity of the country. In a statement …

Anxious Nigerians have continued to gather at NIMC offices across the nation to register for their NINs. The ongoing National Identification Number (NIN) enrollment may be suspended considering the large crowds seeking registration in centres across Nigeria and the risk of COVID-19, the Minister of State for Health, Olorunnimbe Mamora, has said. He made this remark on Channels TV Sunrise …

The magistrate, Mabel Segun-Bello, imposed a N20 million bond on Mr Sowore, and demanded he produce two sureties. A magistrate court in Abuja on Monday granted the activist and founder of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, bail. The magistrate, Mabel Segun-Bello, imposed a N20 million bond on Mr Sowore, and demanded he produce two sureties. Ms Segun-Bello, in her ruling, said the court granted …

The Federal Government on Monday said it would review the January 18 earlier date fixed for resumption of schools across Nigeria. It attributed the decision to the second wave of COVID-19 currently ravaging the country. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, disclosed this while answering questions during a press briefing by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja. The …

Edo State has recorded 82 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and 3 deaths from the disease in the past 72 hours, even as it recorded 31 recoveries from the virus. The State COVID Incident Manager, Dr. Andrew Obi, disclosed this during a meeting of the Emergency Operation Centre (EOC), chaired by Governor Godwin Obaseki. According to him, “We have in the last 72 …

Edo State Government has launched a vigilante network to strengthen the state’s security architecture to deal with rising insecurity. The vigilante network, an initiative of Governor Godwin Obaseki, is a community-led effort to galvanise local communities to partner with government security agencies to provide security and protect lives and property in the state. A lead expert on the vigilante scheme, Mr. …

*VP pays tribute to Nigeria’s military heroes and heroines Nigeria is stronger together than apart, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) said on Sunday, calling on Nigerians of all generations and from all walks of life to to commit to ensuring the nation’s unity.Osinbajo made the call against the backdrop of differences in religion, ethnicity, political affiliations, or other diversities in the …

…Police say he is on wanted list By Okhide Em’ya David Efforts by the Edo State Police command and local Vigilante to address worsening insecurity has paid off as a notorious kidnapping suspect who has been on the police wanted list for the past months has been arrested by men of the police command. Investigation revealed that the  suspected hardened …

Concerned Edo Citizens Forum (CECF)  has  called on the Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin  Obaseki to  use his  victory  at an Abuja federal high Court  to reward Edo people with  massive people-oriented infrastructural and Human Capital  development projects to justify the huge confidence reposed on him. The Diaspora Coordinator of the organization, Mr. Fatai Efehi Mustapha, and Convener of …

By Okhide Em’ya David Ruling People’s Democratic Party in Edo State says Governor Obaseki’s victory at the Federal High Court in Abuja clearly demonstrates that information and stories put out by the state All Progressives Congress (APC) were built on falsehood, social greed, intellectual imbecility and pathological irresponsibility. Edo PDP noted: “However, if each and every one of them own …